Dispute Management (11252.2)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible Online real-time On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Law School | Level 1 - Undergraduate Introductory Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Identify, explain and analyse different types of dispute resolution processes;
2. Apply dispute resolution knowledge and practical skills to conduct dispute resolution processes;
3. Identify professional standards and ethical issues related to dispute resolution processes, including the role of legal and dispute resolution practitioners; and
4. Apply a model of reflective thinking that examines opportunities for your own learning and improvement in the context of resolving disputes.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
Skills development
This Unit introduces you to non-adversarial approaches to dispute resolution in the context of legal practice and advocacy. It highlights the importance of properly managing disputes and the role of lawyers within that process. It also explores the significant and positive role lawyers play in society, not simply in a litigation context but also in assisting people to resolve their own disputes.
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
11432 Dispute Management GEquivalent units
9422 Alternative Dispute Resolution in LawAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | Flexible | Miss Erina Mikus-Fletcher |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | Online real-time | Miss Erina Mikus-Fletcher |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Miss Erina Mikus-Fletcher |
Required texts
Required Text
Spencer, David, Principles of Dispute Resolution (LawBook Co, 3rd Edition, 2020)
Useful Resources
Field, Rachael, James Duffy and Anna Huggins, Alternative Dispute Resolution (Chapter 14) in Lawyering and Positive Professional Identifies (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2014)
Boulle, Laurence and Rachael Field, Australian Dispute Resolution and Law Practice (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2017)
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Participation requirements
Students are expected to attend weekly workshops.
Required IT skills
None.
Work placement, internships or practicums
Students participate in mediation simulations.